Frame for supporting and confining coiled springs.



PATENTED MAY l2, 1908.

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J P. LEGGETT. FRAME .FOR SUPPORTING AND CONFINING COILEU SPRINGS. Armin-Nuon' FILED JULY 5,1907.

PATENTBD MAY 12, 1908.

J. E. LBGGETT. FRAME FOB. SUPPOKTHG AND GONPINING CGLED SPRINGS.

APPLICATION TUBI) JULY 5. 1907.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2,

IVI TNESSES:

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io vonipzinyinpr drawings, toriniirt;l paiit oll this i coils oltliv springs iirv iig'itlli' livltl ninlvi 55 nest/ion with tho inziin li'iiinv r inviti-'tizia FRAME FOR SUPPORTING AND CONFINING COLED SPRNGS.

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Application tiled July 5, 1907. Serial No.` 382,251.

.sittingl in Qiii'thzigv, in tiv vonntg, ot" .his-pvt' t :intl Btntv ol Blissoni'i. liiii'v inrvi tvtt vvrtnin nvw zinil nsvtnl linprovmnvnts in t ritinvs l'or Supporting :tint lontining; toilvil 5pt-inps. ot'

which thv l' illotiing is o l'nll. vlvnr` :intl vvtvt itvsvription, rvtvrvnvv living hint to thv nv A\l, ,r iiivvntion rvlzitvs to it l'rziinv for snppoi'ting singlv vonv voll springs ont! in whivh Is inv-littlvil invnnsl whvrvlir thv lowvr or huso tvnM Sion upon lnisv invinlivifs o|I thv l'rninvQtlnis providingl lirin und svvnrv l'n.-;tvnini,gs lor thv springs to vzitisv thvin to, nt :ill tinivs, nvt to tnlu.l tip :ill lost niotion iii thv lrnniv :it thv 2t) crossing points ol thv l'rninv invnihvrs :it w hivh thv ysprint@ :iro lovntvil.

My pivsvnt iinpt'ovvnivnt is inorv pairtivnliiily intoinlvtl for nso in thv vonstrnvtion of lit-.tl liottonis lor livds lint tho construction iniiy liv nilviintiigtjonsly nnnlviisv ol' in othvr artiolos whorvin Goilvtl springs zn'vitsvtl :intl

supporting trznnvs tfliorvlor :n'v nvvvssnry.

This :ip ilivntion is lilvil in lion of iippliviiiiiitl iillowvil Jnnnairij ttl, ltttl.

'lfignrt l zi pvrspvvtivv riow ol :i portion of inv Spring;` supporting l'rinnv :intl pin't of ii voi spring' shown inonntvil'thvrvoii. lig. ll. isn vivw *partly in vlvriition :intl pzirtl)Y in.

cross sovtion oll invinhvi-s otI thv l'rninv :intl thv lmsv, (foil ol' it sprint,r svntvil on sont mvnihvrs,

'tho fzistoning;l invinlivrs hi' which thv lnisv o'i. ,Supporting voil ol' thvspring' is svvnrvtl living in thv, position zisstiinvtl hotpro thvi' ztrv zip- 40 )lied to siiitl voil l'or spring holding action.

, ig. ll'liis it' siinilinvl rivw to i `ig.ll with thv. spring holdingv nivnilivrs s'prvntl finto their holdingl position. Figs. .lV to 1X iiivliisivv tiro Viows'psirilY iii ("lvviition :intl partly in section illustrating.niotlilivntions 1 tlesigiititvs ninin liriiinv hairs whivh nin)Y vbe of any ilsirnhlv iinnihvr :intl whivli :iro nrranged parallel with otivh othor.

2 zirv rvtiolnis tlntt Connvot the innin trinnv liars, @zich of sgiid ivnohvs living provitlcrl. zity its ends with nptziiinetl clip tirins' 3 which znv .connected to tho tintin l'rtiine heirs hy .riifvts Lt oi' other suitiililv invitiis of i'iistvning. .tlio clip arms Il @xtc-ntl itliovv their points ol von-- )tirs teint tor minato in ont-titrnvtl lipi Ci. it wilt 'ov i tlvrstootl thiit thv rvnvhvs .f nrv; not pivsvnt :it thv ontvrsiilvs ol' thv l'rniov :intl to pi'ovitlv tor thv :ipplivntion ol tha voll springs on thv ontvrniost niniii l'iiiniv mrs l :ipply to snitl lrninv lint-s thv vlips Il whivh :irv lotnt'vtl p[) positv to thv rvnvh vlip nrii-isjitlso :ipplivit to snitl t'rnniv lnrrs :intl tvriniii 'v in lips; ,lsvv

hip'. l.

;\ tlvsip'nntvs1 :i votlvil spring; ,hiivinpr n llnsv i voit f/ tltnt is ntlnptvtl to rvsi npon thv itpfpvr vilp'v ol n nniii. hnr l to whivh itv is to litisvi ylmsv voils ol' the springs iitv so phivvtl on siiitl hars thnt thv hook t1 will svrvv to rvstrivt thv niovvnivnt ol Smil-voll in ono tlirvvtionnnil thv spring' nniy .ivinlilnir ho iiiziintiiinvtl in until thv hnsv voil has hvvn l'aistvnvtl in thv 'inziniivr now to bo tlosorihvtl.

zirv' positionoil on tho'inziin l'rninv hairs l whilv thv vlip iiiinsr 25 tiro in thv vontravtvtl condition ns svvn in Fig] ll, :i siiitnhlv tool, for instnnvv, Such its that illnstrzitml in tlottvtl linvs Figs. ll. :intl lll', is zipplivfl to tltv, clip vlip :trois trritvtl in Figs. lll. :intl nlso :it .thv lvlt hiititl stilo ol' Fig. l. ln sprviitlnig thv vlip arms are forovil tlon'nwziiill)Y whilv iinpingiiig` ori thv inniii. lfrninvI hars unil plavotl untler tint'- sioii with tho rvsnlt ol tightly vlinnpinpj Stiii hzisv. coils :intl so oonlii'iing thviii thiit-tliofi' l will not he susvvptihlv ol' niovvinoi'it i'ntl will inorvovvr tvntl to holtl thvl pnrts to which thv)v nre :ipplivtl in n lirin :intl niryivliling oontlitioii without olivi-ting thv rvsilionoi ol .thvv iippvr coils olI tho springs. When thv vlip :nins :iro vxpiinilvtl its vxphi'invil, thv lips :it thv tvrininiitions ol' sniil iirnis projvot tlowiiwnrtlly pnst thv lmsv coils ol thv springs finit servo to prvrvnt :irviilvntzil .lisphivvineiit olIV 'vil ninml'itivntion hvnviiih :i niiini position to holtl Sniilfspiir against snil'hni" Al'tvr thv lnisv voils ol' tho voil springs A.

nrnis :intl foirvotl. lo\ vn\iir lly. whorohy the4 tirv. sprviitl into thv position illus;V

thvi :irv vnnsvil to ong'iigv tho huso coils` of trim l s irnws with thv. rvsnlt that sutil huso voi'ls- D n t Y Ystruinent to 'sprea rivet 4. The reach in this construction is provided with inclined/clip portions 3 that are adapted to be spread into tlie'p'sitions illustrated in full lines of said iigurc Vfor the .cil spring 'may be passed thereunder.

In g. V I have shown another modincation similar to that shown in Fi IV with the exception that the reaches 2a o not extend beneatn the main frame baria but are individual members between the various lmain frame bars. The lciip portions 3B of the l reaches 2' are ap lied to the base in the same manner as the c p portions 3f.

v In Fig. VI I have illustrated another modiication inwhich thereach 2" iscontinuous and passes beneath the main frame bars 1b l l without'being attached thereto. The reaches in thisl instance have the clip portions 3b that are applied to'th'e base coils of the s rings in the same 'manner as that describe in connection with F10'. IV. l

, in rigs. vntnd viii i have illustrated 'another modification in which I lprovide for the base coils of the s'izilngs being mounted dlrectiy upon a reach 2Q and mtermedlate of the mainframe bars by which the reaches are supported. In this construction the resell has formed therein at lntervals, 1nverted iJ-snaped eiip members 3 provided with lies 5 ziiiicii overhang portions of the` reach ene'ath them. These lips are-s1iii ciently elevated abovethemain ortions of the reach to providefor the iips jected over the base coil 'of a spring resting on said reach and when the clip portion is depressed or Aflattened out into a spread conditioiras seen in Fig. TII, the oiie ortions 3C serve to conne t e c ls oi' t e'springs and the'lips 5c project ri said base coil to prevent dis laoement or 'tirel coil from the reach on which n f it ils con4 u.

In IX I havedllustrr another modiication in which I use single sections 2d in lieu of reaches leading from tlIe main bars of the frame. ese si Velc sections 2d applied to the main trame tears andere svided with Aclip arms 3d terminating in l 5d. The cli sections may be secured to Ain frame ars by rivets ad or they may ap lied to said frame bars as ma be desi Ihe application of the base coi s of the springs to the clip sections 2d is similar to that described relative to the construction illustrated in Figs. I .to III inclusive.

,'Having thus described my invention', what i'claim and desire to secure by Letters Pat- 1. In a coiled spring securing means, a

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senese spring supporting member and a spreadable spring engaging clip, comprising a pair of arms extending upwardly and voutwardly from saidfsupporting member, substantially as set forth. i Y

2. A coiled spring supporting and securing means comprising a spring supporting bar and s readable spring engaging bars and sprea able spring engaging members fitted to said bar and rovided with lips, substantially as set fortIi.

3. A coiled spring supporting and Seoul-mg m'eans comprislng a spring supporting bar, and'spring en aging members yfitted to said barandexten ing outwardlytherefrom, said spring -`ngaging members terminating in ps, substantially a-s set forth.

4. A ooiledspring supporting and securing means comprising a series of spring supportreaches being provided with s ring engagin members extending outwar ly from sai bars and terminating in lips, substantially as set forth.

6. In a coiled sprin securing means, a spring supporting memgber, spring engaging al'ns extending ltransversely from op osite sides of said supporting member and) prolvided. with downwardly bent lips, and a coil spring, the lower whirl of which is supported by said supporting member, said lower whirl being engaged b'y said lips and held bent downward and under tension by said arms.

7. Ina coiled sprin securing means, a spring supporting mem er, spring engaging arms extending transversely from o posite sides of said supportin member and a lips, and a coil spring laving its lower supported by said supporting member and engaged by said li s, said arms and with them the lower whir of the .spring being bent downward Vthus holding the lower whirl of the spring bent and under tension.

8. n a coiled spring securing means, a dat bar disposed edge up spring engaging members extending transversely from op osite sides of saidcbar and having downwardly exm tending li s, and a coil spring having its lower whir ,festin on the upper edge of said bar and engaged by said lips and held bent ldownward and under tension by said memers.

9. In a coiled spring securing means, a spring supporting bar, and spreadable sprin engaging'y members engaging said bar an provided wlth lips, and. a coil spring having its lower whirl resting u on said bar, the

spring engaging members veing spread so as said bars, substantially as,

to have' the lips engage and bend and hold I series of spring supporting bars, reaches conunder tension the lower whirl of the spring.

10. In a. coiled spring securing rnefins, a spring supporting bei', spring engaging meinbers terminating in lips find fitted to sind ein tending outwardly from the sind bnr, :ind zt coil spring su ported by said bnr and heving,

its lower wliir enga-ged by said lips end held bent. and. under tension by said members.

il. .ln e coiled spring securing means, a series of spring supporting bars, reaches eonneoting seid bers and provided with spring enga-ging ineinbers terminating in lips, and ooil s rin rs siipported on siiid bars and lieving t eir ower whiirls engaged by said lips, the lowernvhirls of the springs being held bent and under tension by said spring engaging members.

12. 1n a coiled spring securing ineens, a.

-nesting seidbzirs end provided with spring enga-ging members extending transversely from the bers and terminating in lips, `sind ooil springs having their lower whirls supported on seid bars, the spring engaging ineiners being bent downward and3 with tlieiii thelower whirls of the springs, whereby the lips ere caused to engage the lower whirls of the springs and the lower whirls are held bent und under tension.

In testimony whereof I have signed Iiiy naine to this specification in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

J OSEPHf` P. LEGGETT.

Witnesses:

DELLA. G. GRAIN, SAML. MoREYNoLDs. 

